Urban Bush Women to Perform at St. Olaf

Urban Bush Women
Duet guest artist performance following a 3-week dance residency in the St. Olaf Dance Department. The concert will include "Walking With Pearl: African Diaries," a piece being set on St. Olaf College's Companydance
March 2, 5:00 p.m.
Wagner/Bundgaard Studio One in Dittmann Center

This performance is free and open to the public but TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. Tickets may be picked up in the Dance Main Office, Dittmann 200, after February 19. This site will be updated if all the tickets are gone. You may also call the main office for more information: 507-786-3248.

URBAN BUSH WOMEN (UBW): Cultural Expression as a Catalyst for Social Change

A Performance Ensemble: After moving to New York City in 1980, choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar founded Urban Bush Women (UBW) in 1984 as a performance ensemble dedicated to exploring the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change. 

Multi-Disciplinary: UBW weaves contemporary dance, music and text with the history, culture, and spiritual traditions of African Americans and the African Diaspora, exploring the transformation of struggle and suffering into the bittersweet joy of survival. 

Community-Centered: UBW engages in extensive community-based programming, encouraging cultural activity as an inherent part of community life.

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